Happy Mothers Day!

We decided to head to the Mall of America on Mothers Day so i could pick out a new purchase ( by this I mean designer handbag, sunglasses, or jeans). Totally wrong decision! The breast cancer race was just ending and it took us 45 minutes to park. Once inside we could barely move, Taylor had blown out his pants (yup diarrhea) and we had two crabby, fussy babies. I just wanted to run to the nearest store and buy something and get out of there. We ended up eating McDonalds and watching the rollercoasters for a while and then headed home. UGH! Talk about a frustrating shopping experience. Oh well, I still feel blessed to have my boys, who continue to make me laugh and cry everyday! Here is Riley at the Sponge Bob store.


We have spent most of this weekend outside, enjoying the Minnesota summer weather! We went to the park numerous times and helped clean out Grammy's garage. Taylor got a little thirsty doing all of the hard work so he just helped his self......


And how could I forget the wonderful new set of drums that my mom bought for the boys. It was so nice having the two neighbor boys over for a relaxing afternoon of drum practice!!! ( I may throw those drums in a lake shortly)!!!

Dancing!!!

Riley has always been our dancer, he will break it out at any given time. Tay is learning from his big brother and is showing improvement everyday!

Take two!

Living in hotels

We have been living in hotels for about a week. Taylor and Matt are highly allergic to my parents house (cat dander).The boys have gotten pretty creative at finding all the fun things you can do in a hotel room. Taylor enjoys using Riley's toothbrush to scrub the inside of the toilet.Riley found out that the hotel soap is not so kid-friendly. Riley has been enjoying room service and all the pay per view movies he can order. He reminds me of Richie Rich. We also found out that Taylor doesn't mind just jumping in the deep end of the pool, and Riley prefers the hot tub. For all the craziness we have been through, the boys have been pretty well behaved. If I have to pack or unpack another suitcase today I may just retire....HAHA!

Here is Tay making a run for the pool!


Tay contemplating his next move....


Riley being a ham, as always...


Dad giving me the "let's get out of here" smile...

DESTRUCTO!

His favorite toy: the toilet brush.
His favorite snack: Comet cleanser.
His favorite activity: pulling all the dirt out of potted plants.
His best defense against his brother: biting!
Most amount of time sitting in one place: 3 seconds.

NEED I SAY MORE...???

Communication

Both boys are making great progress on their communication. Riley is talking up a storm, making up elaborate stories.The other day Riley woke up and told me that we were going to go on the big rollercoaster and that I better buckle in and be careful because it might be scary (rollercoasters are one of our favorite topics). This morning Riley opened up the fridge to get his juice and Taylor sprinted towards the fridge. I was still trying to wake myself up, and didn't run to Taylor to hush him away. Taylor looked in the fridge and then decided on the peanut butter jar and the new loaf of bread. Taylor dragged his items across the kitchen and carefully placed his selections on his tray. He then turned to me and pointed at his chair! I couldn't believe that he was able to tell me that he had picked out his breakfast!! I made him his peanut butter toast and he inhaled it in about 3 minutes.

That was AWESOME!

After Riley goes down a slide, he throws his hands in the air and says," THAT WAS AWESOME!" He then runs to get in line to do it again.

Shopping!

Grammy bought Taylor a shopping cart and the kid can shop! He loves his cart so much that he will push it around the house, wherever he goes. Yesterday he developed a "route" with his cart and he would get highly upset if someone got in his way! I taught him well!

Sunshine!

We took full advantage of the last few days of sun, and have spent hours outside playing in parks, streets, fields, you name it! When there are no other kids at a playground, I get talked into chasing Riley through tunnels, down slides, and across bridges. This never was a problem in the past, but with Taylor it was a bit tricky. We managed to all three race around the playground and enjoy the spring weather.

Emotion

Riley has been really interested in learning about emotions lately. I went and found some books and some online games to help him understand emotion. Now everyday he has to explain to me who is feeling sad, who is happy, who is mad etc. etc. etc.

Riley:"Mom I might just have to cry now."
Me: "Why honey, what is wrong?" (We were getting into the car, leaving Target)
Riley: "Well sometimes it's hard to say goodbye."
Me: "I know but you will see them again soon." (Not knowing what he was referring to)

Then there was silence and then a few minutes later Riley asks, "Mom, do you think Thomas is sad like me?" I held back my laughter and told Riley that Thomas missed him but that he could go back to Target to visit Thomas soon. That seemed to resolve the issue for at least that day.

Saturday

Taylor decided he knew how to run. He ran around with a green hat on his head while he did this loud grunting sound all day. Riley went to the train musuem with grandpa and had serious stomach issues. Grandpa and Riley returned both covered in poop, from head to toe. It turned out to be a nice little Saturday.......